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Nrrnn STATES JOHN H. LINESOH, OF ST. BERNARD, OHIO.

FAN-HANDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent N0. 669,648, dated March 12, 1901.

Application tiled November 12,1900. Serial No. 36,169. (No model.) I

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN H. LINESCH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of St. Bernard, Hamilton county, State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Fan- Handle; and I do declare the following to be aclear, full, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the arr` to which it appertains to make and use the same, attention being called to the acceuipanying drawings, with the reference-numerals marked thereon, which form also a part of this specication.

This invention consists of a fan-handle for use in connection with fans made of paper, pasteboard, and similar light and flexible material. It is principally intended for cheaper grades of fans made of paper or pasteboard and used in many cases for advertising purposes, being provided with printed matter, and given away to patrons and purchasers of other goods.

The principal object is to provide a handle for such purpose which is Very cheap and may be quickly and conveniently affixed without the requirement of any additional fastening means.

In the following specification, and particularly pointed out in the claims, is found a full description of the invention, together with its manner of attachment and construction, which latter is also illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figures l and 2, in perspective views, show each a side, one reverse to the other, of a fan provided with the handle of my invention. Fig. 3 shows the fan-blade before the handle is applied, and Fig. 4. is a sectional side View showing the complete fan edgewise and also in dotted lines manipulation for the purpose of attaching the handle.

The handle is preferably made of wire, which is bent so as to form two branches 6 6 of equal length, substantially parallel to each other and lying in one plane side by side, but with a space between them sufficient to give the requisite width to the handle. Formed so as to proj ect'upwardly from this plane there are shoulders or stops at one end of the handle and intermediate such ends and between which shoulders or stops the fan-blade 7 is held. The stops or shoulders at the end are formed by turning up these latter, as shown at 8, and those between the ends are formed by doubling the wire at the proper point for a length sufficient to form said shoulders, as shown at 9, after which it is turned outwardly again and into the general shape of the handle, such outwardly-turned part forming the handle proper, as indicated by 10,-while the other part between the stops forms a shank ll. The fan-blade rests against this latter, being held thereon by and between these stops, as will be readily seen, the upturned ends 8 passing through holes l2 in the blade. These holes may be previously punched, or they may be made at the time the handle is attached by simply forcing the wire ends through the paper or pasteboard. In this latter method it is preferable to indicate the position of these holes by a suitable impression, which may be readily done at the time-the printed matter is applied. In order to hold the blade down and prevent the upturned Wire ends 8 from leaving again the openings they are intended to occupy, part of these upturned ends is bent over and down again, as shown at 13, thus causing said ends to bear against the solid body of the fan, and thereby holding the same in place. At 9 such is not necessary, since the blade is held by and between the doubled portions of the wire. To hold the handle more firmly in position and to prevent the blade from shifting or shaking laterally thereon, I provide a projection 14 on it, which is of a width equal to the space between branches 6 6 of the handle, into which space it extends and prevents one from moving on the other. Instead of such a projection there might also be a notch l5 of a Width equal to the width of the handle which it receives. It performs the same function as projection le and is the full equivalent thereof.

The handle is attached by passing the free ends first through holes l2 of the blade,which, if not provided already, are made at the same time by forcing said ends through the material. For such purpose the handle must be manipulated to assume successively positions as indicated by dotted lines at a b c in Fig. 4 until shank and blade come close together, after which this latter is bent and sprung under stop 9, as shown, thus completing the attachment. It is conceivable that such a IOO handle might be made of other material-as Wood, for instanceand to which in such case suitable fastening devices, like stops 8 and 9, would be aflixed, being constructed of metal in form of wire or otherwise. However, such construction would be noad vantage as against the construction shown, neither as to cheapness nor neatness, and therefore I prefer the form described. Vire is also preferable for the additional reason that it does not obscure l against the shank portion of the handle and projections forming shoulders at each end of the shank adapted to engage and hold the fan-blade edgewise between them, the latter being held laterally by projecting portions at its edge which engage the fan-handle.

2. A combined handle and shank for a fan, consisting of a piece of wire bent so as to form two members substantially parallel to each other, said members being each doubled on itself between its ends to form shoulders 9 and turned up each at its free end to form shoulders 8 adapted to pass through perforations in the fan-blade and part of these upturned ends being each turned and bent in opposite directions again to form stops 13 adaptedto bear against the fan-blade whereby shoulders 8 are prevented from leaving their position Within the openings in the fan-blade.

3. A handle for a fan formed of a piece of wire bent so as to form two members or branches disposed in one plane and substantially parallel beside each other with a space between them and against one side of which `handle so formed by these two members, the

fan-blade is adapted to rest, shoulders or of the handle by bending the wire thereat and shoulders at the end of the latter, all of which shoulders project above the plane of t the handle and alsoabove the fan-blade lying thereagainst and are adapted to engage and hold this latter edgewise between them.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. LINESCH. Witnesses:

C. SPENGEL, ARTHUR KLINE.

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